Detroit 3, Carolina 2
When: 7:30 PM ET, Tuesday, April 7, 2015
Where: Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, Michigan
Referees:
Chris Lee, Dan O'Rourke
Linesmen:
Derek Amell, Darren Gibbs
Attendance:
20027
By The Sports Xchange
DETROIT -- Henrik Zetterberg and Pavel Datsyuk had a goal and an assist each and the Detroit Red Wings rallied from a third-period deficit for a 3-2 win against the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday at Joe Louis Arena.
Right winger Gustav Nyquist also scored for Detroit while goaltender Jimmy Howard made 30 saves.
Left winger Chris Terry had a goal and an assist and left winger Nathan Gerbe scored for Carolina. Center Victor Rask had two assists and goalie Anton Khudobin stopped 22 shots.
It was Detroit's final home game of the regular season.
Datsyuk gave the Red Wings the lead with 8:35 left when he scored from the slot after taking a pass off his skate from Zetterberg, who was behind the net. It was Datsyuk's 25th goal of the season.
Nyquist tied the game at 2, 1:56 into the third period with a wrist shot from the inside edge of the right circle that slid between Khudobin's pads. It was Nyquist's 27th goal.
Zetterberg opened the scoring with a power-play goal, 1:29 into the second period. Left wide open in front of the net, he made a move and put a backhand shot under the crossbar for his 17th goal of the season.
But Gerbe, who is from Oxford, Miss., about 40 miles north of Detroit, tied it with 5:52 left in the second. He put in a loose puck from just inside the left circle. It was Gerbe's 10th goal.
Terry gave the Hurricanes a 2-1 lead with 2:50 left in the second period. He drove in the second rebound of the sequence for his 11th goal. He also turned 26 on Tuesday.
NOTES: Detroit was without LW Justin Abdelkader (hand), RW Erik Cole (upper body), RW Tomas Jurco (upper body) and RW Johan Franzen (concussion). ... Carolina played without C Riley Nash (concussion), D Rasmus Rissanen (knee) and D Jack Hillen (concussion). ... Carolina coach Bill Peters is a former Red Wings assistant coach. ... Hurricanes C Andrej Nestrasil is a former Red Wing. ... Carolina LW Nathan Gerbe is from Oxford, Mich., which is about 40 miles north of Detroit.
Top Game Performances
Carolina |
|
Detroit |
Chris Terry 2 |
Points |
Pavel Datsyuk 2 |
Chris Terry 1 |
Goals |
Pavel Datsyuk 1 |
Victor Rask 2 |
Assists |
Pavel Datsyuk 1 |
N/A |
Power Play Goals |
Henrik Zetterberg 1 |
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
Anton Khudobin .880 |
Save Percentage |
Jimmy Howard .938 |
Anton Khudobin 22 |
Saves |
Jimmy Howard 30 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
Carolina
|
32 |
2 |
0-1 |
0-1 |
2 |
32 |
Detroit
|
25 |
3 |
1-1 |
1-1 |
2 |
24 |
Upcoming Games
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Detroit will play their next game on the road against Montreal. The Red Wings have a W/L % of .500 after a win and .553 after a loss.
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Carolina will play their next game on the road against Philadelphia. The Hurricanes have a W/L % of .345 after a win and .373 after a loss.